Best Beginner Motorcycle Gear – What Do You Really Need?

"If you can't ride like Rossi, you can still slide like him." Ooh I felt that...

Dedication to content level: laying his beloved motorcycle sideways

Just came back to this video to say THANKYOU! Today I had a low speed high side crash. a moment of inattentiveness plus some wet leaves left me slipping my back wheel when riding off. The result was a highside at barely 10km/h but all the injuries you talk about here were possible. When the motorcycle landed on my foot it could have easily broken my foot, ankle or lower leg. but because I was wearing full boots they didn't. When my body was pulled down by the bike on my leg I could have easily broken my wrist or arm when my hands hit the ground. But because I was wearing stunt evo gloves with palm siders they didn't. A crash that could have had me off work for weeks has left me with a sore wrist and bruise on my leg. Thank you. I would have never even thought to buy gloves with palm sliders if it wasn't for this video.

My uncle was a motorcycle instructor here in Auz and he used to tell new riders that the best doctors in the world will put your bones back together and get you moving but they cant/wont scrape your skin off the road and put it back on your bones.

When I teach a motorcycle class I always tell the students, "First, buy your safety gear with your budget. Use whatever is left to buy your motorcycle."

F9: "Old riders eventually find their finesse..." Me: "Uhhh..." F9: "Or their excuses for not doing these manoeuvres" Me: "Ah yep, that sounds right"

"Visibility is the most overlooked safety feature of the helmet. Pick something bright." Great advice.

Sixty years since first motorcycle. Ordinary road riding, military dispatch rider, racing. Had some crashes. Couple of helmets discarded after crashes, only a pair of concussions. One twenty minutes memory loss. Never broken anything. Most spills no injuries at all. Never rides without gloves. Reason is that hand abrasions makes it difficult to use toilet paper.

I got an advert for durex condoms after this video. Really covering all bases for protection

“Das Boot” it’s moment like these that makes F9’s video the best

My dad was killed on his motorcycle a few years ago, unfortunately he was a Harley biker so he didn’t wear any gear. Somehow I found myself buying a dirt bike but I’m glad channels like this are around so I can hopefully ride safely

After 6 months of riding, yesterday the driver beside me choose to not see me and turned right in front of me, locking my front wheel and sending me sideway. Definitely worth every stuff i learned listening to you, 1st reaction i jumped out of the bike, scratched my brand new smx boots, the arm of my dainese jacket and my left glove. The only injury I have, is that the back of my knee hurts (like a usual soccer injury), need some rest. Well i wanted to thank you for your advices, it helps, A Lot !

I love how he included himself in the wanna be section

Saw this video, decided to take my boots, its an hour ride till my moms house, highsided and the bike dragged on top of my leg throughout the asfalt. Had nothing. Thank you

Been riding for 45 years and have some good understanding of the motorcycle world. But I still always learn something from each of your videos I’ve watched. And the entertainment value is strong as well. Thanks.

My first ever crash was a slide around a roundabout. I had a jacket and helmet but no gloves. Amazingly enough I landed on my elbow first which was one of the two areas my jacket had armour plating over. Somehow my reaction time was good enough for me to raise both hands away from the asphalt so only my elbow actually touched the ground. I invested in gloves shortly after because I don’t trust my luck would get me through that twice.

I love FortNine, quality over quantity. The rest of Youtube should be taking notes.

After one year of riding I had a crash: a car hit my back wheel from the side. Bike totaled. The jacket's shoulder protection saved me from a complete fracture, leaving me with "just" a bad homer dislocation (with a very small fracture). Some meat was missing under my elbow right where the jacket's protection ended, so that did its job too. Knee and tibia protection incorporated in the pants did its job brilliantly, destroying the fabric in the process of taking impact and sliding damage, but leaving my legs untouched. The thing I overlooked? Hooking jacket and pants: would've saved my waist from a rash. And the shoes: I was lucky I didn't impact on my unprotected ankles. Summary: don't desperately save money on gear, better safe than sorry. And watch cars, they do dumb things 😒

Thanks for this video. I’m brand new. Just took the motorcycle safety course last weekend and got my license this past week. Thank you for helping me choose gear that’s relatively affordable but most importantly safe. And the Das Boot reference is tremendous.

2:35 "Light knock. Light knock... Heavy as fock"